Egypt 1979 pound Fr-139

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22274

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 22274 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. Pound, AH 1399 (1979). NGC PROOF-69 ULTRA CAMEO. Struck for the 100th anniversary of the Bank of Land Reform. Mintage of 800 in proof according to Krause. No spots, tone or fog. A fabulous example of this scarce issue depicting the High Priest Ramses Nakht." It was accompanied by a gold five pounds (Fr-61).

Recorded mintage: 4,200 plus 800 proofs.

Specification: 8 g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.2236 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-139 (formerly Fr-62); KM-492.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

Link to:

• AH 1396/1976 pound, death of Faisal bin Abdulaziz
• Egypt 1979 5 milliemes
• Egypt 1979 10 milliemes
• 1979 5 piastres, International Year of the Child
• AH 1399/1979 10 piastres, National Education Day
• AH 1399/1979 pound, F.A.O./International Year of the Child
• AH 1399/1979 pound, National Education Day
• AH 1399/1979 5 pounds, Land Reform Bank
• Egypt 1980 pound Fr-144 peace treaty
• Coins and currency dated 1979